Where does “малограмотный” come from?
малограмотный (Russian) comes from Russian гра́мотный, from Russian гра́мота, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
малограмотный (Russian): semiliterate
Definitions
- semiliterate
Ancestry of “малограмотный”, step by step
малограмотный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian гра́мотный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | гра́мотный | literate |
| 2 | Russian | гра́мота | ability to read and write; official document |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |